Rodent and animal trap



Aug. 9, 1938 F. D. STEMEN 2,126,512

RODENT AND ANIMAL TRAP Filed March 4, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 wk f //4 P J I ll HM ll I 1' M9: g I lnventoi 7 siemen My 5m A iiorneys Aug. 9, 1938. F. D. STEMEN RODENT AND ANIMAL TRAP Filed March 4/ 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor A iiorneys Patented Aug. 9, 1938 2 12 5 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RODENT AND ANIMAL TRAP Fremont D. Stemen, Linngrove, Ind.

Application March 4, 1937, Serial No. 129,032

1 Claim. 43-65) This invention relates to a trap for catching rodents, such as mice or the like trapped thererodents and animals and an object of the inin is had through an opening provided in the vention is to provide a trap of simple construction end wall Ia of the casing or shell 5, and for which at the same time will serve adequately for which opening there is provided an upwardly 5 catching such rodents as mice, ground moles and swinging door I6. (See Figure 5.) 5 the like as well as for catching larger animals To facilitate carrying the trap from place to such as squirrels, skunks, mink, foxes and the place there is provided therefor a handle I! in like; and the invention together with its objects the form of a longitudinally bowed rod welded and advantages will be best understood from a or otherwise made integral with the elbows or study of the following description taken in conintake passages 9 and I3. 10 nection with the accompanying drawings where- Also for securing the trap in position there is in: provided a rope I8 which may be wrapped about Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the trap. a tree trunk and its respective opposite ends Figure 2 isatop plan view thereof. then tied or otherwise secured as at I9 to the Figure3 is an elevational view of one end of the elbows 9 and I3; while L-shaped lugs are 15 trap. suitably secured to the end walls I5, I5a of the Figure 4 is an elevational view of the opposite trap and have horizontal apertured flanges to end of the trap. accommodate stakes or the like 2I for use in Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view further anchoring the trap securely. 20 through the trap. In this connection it will also be appreciated 20 Referring to the drawings by reference numerthat a rope may be passed about the trunk of als it will be seen that the trap comprises a a tree and its relatively opposite ends secured shell-like casing 5 divided by a partition 6 into a to the apertured flanges of the lugs 20 for securrelatively large compartment 1 adapted to acing the trap against removal if found desirable.

commodate squirrels, foxes, and the like and a At their respective free ends the flexible con- 5 relatively smaller compartment 8 adapted to duits I0, I4 are flared as at Illa and Ma respecaccommodate mice, or the like. tively, and these flared open ends may either rest For the compartment I there is attached to on the ground or may be disposed within the the top wall of the casing 5 one end of an elbow ground below ground level as shown depending i0 9 that is of relatively large diameter and sleeved upon the type of animal or rodent one desires to on the free end of the elbow 9 is one end of a catch in the trap. flexible tubular conduit III which may be of any It is thought that a clear understanding of the suitable material. The elbow 9 thus provides construction, utility and advantages of a trap of an entrance passage for the chamber 1 and access this character will be had without a more detailed to the chamber I for placing or removing bait description.

II, or for removing animals confined Within the Having thus described the invention, what is compartment I is had through an opening proclaimed as new is:- vided in an end wall I5 of the casing 5, and for A trap of the class described comprising a caswhich opening there is provided an upwardly ing, a partition therein dividing the casing into swinging door I2. two chambers, an elbow-shaped tubular member 40 Also for the compartment 8 there is tapped into connected with the top of each chamber and in the top of the shell or casing 5 an elbow I3 communication with the upper part of the chamof relatively smaller diameter and sleeved on her, a conduit forming member connected with the free end of the elbow I3 is one end of a flexeach elbow-shaped member and a handle memible conduit I4. The elbow I3 thus provides an ber extending between the elbow-shaped mem- 4.5

entrance passage for the compartment 8, and hers and connected therewith. access to the compartment 8 for removing or placing the bait I 4 therein or for removing FREMONT D. STEMEN. 

